 Started in 2009 zombie-aid set out with the aim to allow zombie and horror fans to have fun, whilst trying to raise money for good causes. Zombie-Aid quickly spread from Manchester to Birmingham and in 2010 8 Major UK towns and cities. In 2009 Zombie-Aid raised and donated almost £3,000 to charity, in 2010 Zombie-Aid raised over £3,000 to charities. In 2010 Zombie-Aid presented the UK's First Halloween Parade in Manchester. This was a huge success for the participants and the city. 2011 sees more events popping up over the UK and the first Zombie-Aid outside the UK will be held in Boston USA in November 2011. Zombie-Aid thanks you all for your support and is run by voluntary organisers in each city. If it was not for their hard work none of this would be possible. Please note - Whilst Zombie-Aid does all it can to raise money for our chosen charities occasionally costs need to be covered. Sadly the Manchester Halloween Parade that was a Zombie-Aid initiative cost more to put on than what was raised. On this occasion only money from the charity single reached charity. The Charities involved with the Halloween Parade were fully aware of this but were still happy with the outcome stating "thank you for a wonderful time and helping raise awareness for our organisation." The Halloween Parade was not a zombie walk. We hope that with the right funding we can continue the Halloween Parade and make it a regular event. 2010's sponsor SMIFFY'S have shown interest in the parade and together we will be looking at hosting another parade in 2012. | |
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(Adam Moss) "THE streets of Manchester will be plagued by thousands of 'zombies' next month. In scenes reminiscent of 1970s horror film Dawn of the Dead, an astonishing 1,600 plus zombies will walk around the city centre's streets - all in the hope of breaking an official Guinness World Record and raising cash for charity. Never have zombies been so generous..." READ MORE |
 "Manchester was taken over by zombies as the dead walked the streets to raise cash for the living. More than a thousand people took part in the Zombie Aid walk on Sunday 12 July to raise money for charities such as Christies and Children In Need..." READ MORE & SEE PICTURE GALLERY |
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 City Life: "Channel M went along to the printworks to see Zombie aid attempt a world record for the biggest zombie walk and a double zombie wedding..." SEE ZOMBIE-AID 2 CHANNEL M VIDEO |
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(Paul Maher): "AN army of zombies are setting their gruesome sights on the streets of Manchester...Brainchild of Clayton resident Carl Whitely, Zombie Aid 2 will take place on November 1 ...Carl, 30, of Hartington Drive, said: 'It’s primary to raise money for charity but there will be a couple of world record attempts - the zombie walk and the Thriller dance - as we want to make a real day out of it for everyone....It’s not really about a zombie obsession, it's was just to do something fun and different'" READ MORE |
 Channel M, 29 October 2009: Interview with Zombie-Aid 2 organizer Carl Whitely in Channel M studios. SEE MORE |
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 Paste Magasine: "...The most important rule for last Sunday's Zombie Walk ... according to the voice coming through the loudspeaker, was that 'the undead never run' Apparently, zombies come in white, black, blue, red and green. And Uncle Fester has joined the Satanic priesthood...." READ MORE |
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 View Manchester: "...Manchester shoppers won't know what's going on as they wander round the city centre and witness the bizarre sight of thousands of zombies twitching their way throuh town..."READ MORE |
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 "THIS SUMMER, WHEN THERE IS NO MORE ROOM IN HELL, THE DEAD SHALL WALK MANCHESTER!..." READ MORE, WATCH VIDEO |
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 boftheblog: "Visitors to Manchester town centre must have had a bit of a shock on Sunday evening when they were confronted by a horde of over 1,000 zombies of all ages! ..." READ MORE |
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 Actually naffworld.co.uk: "Today Manchester’s streets played host to hundreds of the shambling undead in an attempt to break a Guinness world record and also raise money for charity. ... a great and slightly weird time was had by all! ..." READ MORE, SEE PHOTOS |
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 Rock Radio: "...But he said he was pleased with how it went: "It went fantastically well. I was at the front so I couldn't see the back of the thing but mostly people were very well behaved. We only had one person who thought it was a good idea to climb on a bus"...."Profits from the event are going to four charities including Cancer Research, Children in Need, Christies and Cash for Kids." READ MORE, SEE PIX |
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 Real Radio: "Hundreds of zombies rampaged through the city centre to raise cash for charity and in a bid to break a world record. The Manchester Zombie Walk saw participants dressed in make-up and costumes as they wandered from the Printworks and around the city centre on Sunday evening...." READ MORE, SEE PIX |
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 Wikipedia article: "...Charity work continues to be a common component at many zombie walks. Community service organizations have used zombie walks as demonstrations to raise funds and awareness for local and global issues, such as world hunger....Zombie-Aid, a zombie walk charity organization in Manchester, England has raised thousands of dollars for cancer patients and children since its first walk on July 12, 2009..." READ MORE |
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A few recent quotes from last year's Zombie-Aid participants*:
* The quotes are taken from the website of Umbro Industries. This company is giving grants totalling £30,000 during 2009/10 to Manchester-based creative talent. Click HERE to see Zombie-Aid's idea submission to Umbro (and why not vote for us while you are there?). |
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